A family from Lancashire has created a range of gins inspired by recipe books dating back to the 1700s. Bashall Spirits, which is based in Bashall Eaves in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley, is a range of three “uniquely flavoured” full-strength gins, as well as a London Dry variant. The London Dry Gin takes botanical cues from the Forest of Bowland and the protected woodland surrounding the…

Fever-Tree is entering the RTD market with three pre-mixed Gin & Tonics in 27.5cl bottles. The range includes a Premium Indian Gin & Tonic; a Refreshingly Light Gin & Tonic; and an Elderflower Gin & Tonic. These will be available from Tesco stores from May 20, priced at £2.75 per bottle. Fever-Tree’s innovation team worked closely with Charles Maxwell of Thames Distillers to craft its…

Think Rum 2019 has revealed further details of the three rum masterclasses, which will take place throughout the day. Those attending the event, which takes place on January 29 at Smith & Wollensky in Central London, will have the chance to sign up for three separate masterclasses. For Think Rum 2019, these masterclasses will be: 12.15: ‘What’s wrong with solera rums?’ hosted by Peter Holland…

Buckingham Schenk plans to launch a new Priorat at this year’s Wines from Spain Annual Tasting event in London. Arc de Pedra Priorat comes from co-operative Cellers Unio, based in Catalonia. The wine takes its name from a Carthusian monastry believed to be the birth place of Priorat and it is made from hand-picked Grenache and Carignan grapes, grown on steep terraces. The grapes are…

This year’s Specialist Importers Trade Tasting (SITT) event will have a range of new masterclasses and workshops, and for the first year in its 12-year history the event will debut in the new location of Bristol, as well as London. The Bristol event, which takes place in Bristol Museum & Art Gallery on 18 September, will include four Masterclasses. These are: How to bring new…

The new chair of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group used his acceptance speech to signal a desire to fight the temperance lobby and push for a fair deal on duty. Mike Wood, MP for Dudley South, takes over from Graham Evans, who lost his seat in this summer’s general election.  He finished ahead of two fellow Conservative MPs in a…

Welcome to our annual rundown of the 100 most influential people in the UK wine trade, spanning retailers, suppliers, lobbyists, writers, marketers and TV stars. Size matters in this list – the amount of wine somebody sells, the number of stores they buy for or the number of readers their column reaches – but it is by no means the be all and end…